University of Arkansas, Fayetteville ScholarWorks@UARK Theses and Dissertations 8-2018 Zona Libre: Conservatism, Urban Growth, and the Rise of the New Economy in the San Diego Borderlands Daniel Elkin University of Arkansas, Fayetteville Follow this and additional works at: http://scholarworks.uark.edu/etd Part of the Economic History Commons, Latin American History Commons, and the United States History Commons Recommended Citation Elkin, Daniel, "Zona Libre: Conservatism, Urban Growth, and the Rise of the New Economy in the San Diego Borderlands" (2018). Theses and Dissertations. 2894. http://scholarworks.uark.edu/etd/2894 This Dissertation is brought to you for free and open access by ScholarWorks@UARK. It has been accepted for inclusion in Theses and Dissertations by an authorized administrator of ScholarWorks@UARK. For more information, please contact
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[email protected]. Zona Libre: Conservatism, Urban Growth, and the Rise of the New Economy in the San Diego Borderlands A dissertation submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in History by Daniel Elkin University of San Diego Bachelor of Arts in History, 2009 University of San Diego Master of Arts in History, 2012 August 2018 University of Arkansas This dissertation is approved for recommendation to the Graduate Council. _______________________________ Michael Pierce, Ph.D. Dissertation Director _______________________________ Kathryn Sloan, Ph.D. Committee Member _______________________________ Patrick Williams, Ph.D. Committee Member _______________________________ Steven Rosales, Ph.D. Committee Member Abstract Both the rise of conservatism as well as the neoliberal turn of the twentieth century have received much scholarly attention in recent decades.